Comments

Some explanations are required about the concept of the Paleocene used for
this list. Species from the problematic "Bugcreekian" localities at
the K/T boundary in North America are included, but they are marked as possibly
reworked if they are otherwise only known from the Cretaceous. Concerning the
Paleocene/Eocene boundary, I followed a rather conservative approach. The
compilation includes faunas up to the Clarkforkian in North America, up to the
Cernaysian in Europe and up to the Gashatan in Asia.

The taxonomy used in the compilation is based on my personal judgement of
published opinions, but usually I followed the most recent publications. Some
debated cases were "solved" by introducing a questionable synonymy.
Concerning the classification, I tried to find a stable framework that fits to
current views, without putting emphasis on cladistic principles. The
arrangement of placental orders follows mainly practical reasons and does not
necessarily express higher level relationships.